About Home CareHomewatch CareGivers® believes good care should not interfere with
your quality of life. We deliver the compassionate care our clients need
to help complete day-to-day activities while still maintaining a healthy
dose of independence.

Types of CareOur clients have many different reasons for requiring care, so we strive
to provide services tailored to their individual needs and circumstances.
Homewatch CareGivers delivers various types of in-home care that focus
on the whole person—not just their condition.

Our StoryHomewatch CareGivers was founded on the concept of person-directed care:
focusing on the specific needs of the individual and treating each client
as a whole person, not just a condition. We strive to provide in-home
care services that allow people to continue living safely and happily
in their own homes.

Why Choose Us?Let our family care for yours. At Homewatch CareGivers, we value not only
highly qualified caregiving services but also human interactions and relationships.
Our people make the difference.

The hurricane season in September was a reminder of just how vulnerable the elderly are and can be. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “disasters of all kind affect older adults disproportionately, especially those with chronic diseases, disabilities or conditions that require extra assistance to leave an unsafe area and recover from an event.”

Back in 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and an expert from AARP noted that “roughly 71 percent of the victims were older than 60 and 47 percent were over age 75.” Keep in mind that at the time of Katrina, people aged 60 and older comprised 15% of the population of New Orleans.

A disaster could be a weather-related event—such as a hurricane—an influenza pandemic or even a terrorist attack. Often it may not be the event itself that impacts people, but the after effects such as lingering power outages or cut off access to medications, clean drinking water and exposure to infection.

When it comes to providing regular professional in-home care services to this vulnerable population, there are emergency plans to put into place. In each instance of a disaster, the local office initiates this plan to make sure that not only are clients taken care of, but also caregivers.

In early September, as Hurricane Irma headed north and left trees and power lines down along with flooded areas, one caregiver in an impacted zone took her client with her to evacuate when family could not get to this elderly person.

In Texas, Hurricane Harvey led to major life decisions by some people who had been enjoying a supported independence thanks to in home care. Many families made snap decisions to relocate completely, or were forced to due to significant damage to their own home or that of their family’s. Caregivers need to keep working when the flood waters recede and this is kept in mind by the local owners who have their own business and family to consider during a disaster.

When everyone works together, the elderly and disabled can be adequately cared for in the most challenging of circumstances.